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1 As Jesus walked along, he saw a man who was blind from birth.
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As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth.
2 Jesus' disciples asked, "Rabbi, who sinned so that he was born blind, this man or his parents?"
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His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”
3 Jesus answered, "Neither he nor his parents. This happened so that God's mighty works might be displayed in him.
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“Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him.
4 While it's daytime, we must do the works of him who sent me. Night is coming when no one can work.
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As long as it is day, we must do the works of him who sent me. Night is coming, when no one can work.
5 While I am in the world, I am the light of the world."
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While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”
6 After he said this, he spit on the ground, made mud with the saliva, and smeared the mud on the man's eyes.
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After saying this, he spit on the ground, made some mud with the saliva, and put it on the man’s eyes.
7 Jesus said to him, "Go, wash in the pool of Siloam" (this word means sent). So the man went away and washed. When he returned, he could see.
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“Go,” he told him, “wash in the Pool of Siloam” (this word means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came home seeing.
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